I’ve recently had to put down all of my other reading materials, as I’ve come across The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren. I have posted a picture of the book below along with the other books that I had been reading or have already read. I have not finished the book, but its causing an upheaval in my personal life. I find myself questioning, refecting, considering, doubting, acknowledging, and challenging all that I thought that I knew about why Jesus came to this planet. What was and is his (complete) message? Was there more to Jesus and His message than what the traditional church, bible studies, and church or home groups have led me to believe?
This book points to everything being in and about Jesus. The text makes you uncomfortable, convicted and at the same time full of joy because of the glory of uncovering who Jesus is and the deeper message that he brings forth. It allows for each of us to un-cover, dis-cover or re-dis-cover our thoughts and knowledge about Jesus and to re-visit our relationship with him as our Lord and Savior.
Its seems that at the core of this text is the essential question of what it means to have “life on earth as it is in heaven“. I love it!
This book facilitates the discussion on the topic of “kindom living.” It has this essential and vital teaching found in the message of Jesus come to the forefront as you are forced to confront and wrestle with the thought of having a kindom life…NOW, if “you have ears to hear.”
I’ll have more to say once I’ve finished the book, but I highly recommend taking a look at this challenging and life transforming work (if one allows it to be so) by Brian McLaren.
